Across 128 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Greece (165.1 %) and the lowest in Suriname (4.9 %).
The median country is at 54.0 %: half are above, half below.
For the world as a whole, the value rose from 16.3 % in 1995 to 43.6 % in 2024.
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.TER.ENRR) ·
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